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Food Trends March 20, 2018

America's best chocolate shops

These spots are stocked with irresistible confections that will satisfy your cravings.聽

Food-Drink March 20, 2018

6 historic hot dog joints

Take a bite of Americana by way of the good old hot dog.

Gourmet March 20, 2018

Castles where you can eat like a royal

Yes, you too can dine like a king or queen.

Investment March 20, 2018

Surprising origins of the 10 biggest chain restaurants

It鈥檚 not easy to run a restaurant. It鈥檚 even more difficult to run a chain restaurant. For one, you need to serve food that people will want to eat, all across the region, country, or world. Then you need to keep the menu fresh and up-to-date, all while making sure that every single dish in every single location looks and tastes exactly the same. And after all of that鈥檚 been done, you need to launch marketing and advertising campaigns to fill the seats, and figure out what鈥檚 going wrong if they鈥檙e not getting filled. To repeat, it鈥檚 not easy to run a successful chain restaurant. Chain restaurants as we know them today only came about within the past 30 or so years, largely because that genre of restaurant, called fast casual, is only about that old. There were plenty of hamburger chains and diner chains dating back to the 1950s, but the whole concept of going to a casual restaurant with your family, having a beer and ordering inexpensive food that makes everyone happy, and leaving with a doggie bag is still remarkably new. In fact, when Larry Lavine opened the first Chili鈥檚 in 1975 in Dallas, people lined up around the block on a daily basis just to eat a bowl of chili and drink a margarita. In many cases, the origins of today鈥檚 most popular chain restaurants aren鈥檛 exactly what you might expect. Many of them had different names when they were founded, as well as different menus and concepts. With the exception of Olive Garden, which was invented by General Mills as opposed to a single lucky entrepreneur, most of the big chains got their start when someone opened up a restaurant that just happened to do really, really well. And if it happened to fall into that new style of fast casual dining, wealthy investors were waiting around every corner during the '70s and '80s to take advantage of this newest dining trend. Once a chain restaurant is well-funded and its concept and menu are fully in place, it鈥檚 amazing how quickly it can spread. Panera Bread, one of the youngest major chains, only got its start 20 years ago, but today there are more than 1,600 units and it鈥檚 rapidly growing. Whether it鈥檚 an Australian-themed steakhouse, an inexpensive wing joint, or a New England-style seafood restaurant, these chains are known and patronized by millions and millions of Americans, and they all have really interesting backstories. 聽

Food Trends March 20, 2018

Where to drink like Jay Gatsby

Alcohol may be legal, but that hasn鈥檛 stopped a proliferation of hard-to-find drinkeries that recall the 18th amendment. As The Great Gatsby hits theaters, we uncover ten speakeasies where you can party like it鈥檚 1922.

CUISINES March 20, 2018

America鈥檚 5 best BBQ hot spots

It鈥檚 that time of year when a man鈥檚 mind starts to turn to thoughts of hot, steaming piles of meat, served atop fluffy white bread, drowned in tangy, rich sauce, and accompanied by buckets of slaw, mac and cheese, potato salad, and about 17 buckets of ice cold beer. Now that we think about it, there isn鈥檛 actually a time of year when we鈥檙e not dreaming of barbecue, but with summer coming up, it seems as good a time as any to plan a road trip to the following meat masters. 聽

Historic Sites March 13, 2018

The Eiffel Tower could soon be repainted to its original bright color

It didn't used to look like it does now.

Europe February 28, 2018

History buff? Don't miss these forgotten World War II sites in England

Some sites in England still bare the scars from the World War Two.

Texas February 1, 2018

Controversy erupts over proposal to relocate Alamo Plaza monument

A cenotaph honoring Alamo defenders has become the center of one of the latest controversies regarding historical monuments. The state and city have come up with a plan to redevelop Alamo plaza. The plan involves potentially moving the Cenotaph. But, some descendants of Alamo defenders are protesting against it.

Historic Sites January 29, 2018

Another Hollywood sign? Report says second landmark could stem tourist traffic

Imagine you鈥檙e an international tourist visiting Los Angeles for the first time and you want to see the iconic 鈥淗ollywood鈥� sign.

Historic Sites January 8, 2018

Taj Mahal to limit number of visitors after dangerous stampede

After five people were injured during a stampede at the Taj Mahal , authorities are capping the number of visitors who can enter the world-famous mausoleum each day.